Hameed Metghalchi

Professor Hameed Metghalchi is a faculty member in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Northeastern University, specializing in combustion and thermodynamics. He holds a Sc.D. from MIT (1980) and has been actively involved in research on laminar flame speed, combustion chemistry modeling via the Rate-Controlled Constrained-Equilibrium (RCCE) method, and non-equilibrium thermodynamics. His laboratory facilities include advanced equipment such as a spherical vessel for high-pressure experiments and a Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence (PLIF) system for combustion diagnostics.

Metghalchi teaches courses like Thermodynamics (ME2380) and General Thermodynamics (ME2720), emphasizing axiomatic foundations and practical applications. His research group focuses on reducing complex chemical reaction systems using the RCCE method, with applications to hydrocarbon fuels and engine efficiency. He advises PhD students in combustion and thermodynamics, including Mohammed Janbozorgi (model reduction), Nicolas Ghassman (non-equilibrium combustion), and Zhaojin Diao (laminar flame speed experiments).

Key contributions include studies on flame structure, autoignition, and exergy analysis. The Thermodynamics and Combustion Laboratory, led by Metghalchi, integrates experimental and theoretical approaches to advance energy systems and environmental engineering solutions.